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odamikomi vai nj
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s/he has a beaver or beavers



indoodamikom 1s ind; odamikomi 3s ind; odamikomid 3s conj; wedamikomid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /odamikomi-/

odamikomi3s ind nj
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A noun possessed by a third person is the base of a verb of possession. A verb final /-i/ replaces any noun inflections: amik /amikw-/ na beaver; odamikoman h/ beaver or beavers; odamikomi vai s/he has a beaver or beavers.

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

amik na a beaver
(verb of abundance) amikokaa vii there are (a lot of) beaver (verb of possession) odamikomi vai s/he has a beaver or beavers

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